Shasta Lake City Manager John Duckett announced Tuesday he will be retiring this summer.

His last day is July 27.

Duckett, 56, was the city’s finance director before being appointed city manager in December 2012, according to a news release issued by the city.

He began his career with the city as an accountant in November 1993, and went on to hold several positions within the city’s customer service and finance areas.

Before going to work for the city, he worked 13 years for Citizens Utility Company of California.

As city manager, officials said, Duckett was instrumental in working with the City Council and community to develop and secure funding for the new City Hall and Community Center project, currently under construction. The project is scheduled for completion in July.

Additionally, he worked closely with staff and the Department of Finance to successfully close out and wind down the operations of the city’s former Redevelopment Agency

"He also spent considerable time managing the city’s water operations through an unprecedented four-year drought," city officials said in a news release.

And recently, due to the city’s previous interest in cannabis activities, and subsequently to the passage of Proposition 64, he worked with the City Council and community to develop comprehensive commercial cannabis regulations.

Ducket plans to spend time with family and "exploring other opportunities," following his retirement, the news release says.

The Shasta Lake City Council will decide at a future meeting how to proceed in selecting a replacement for him.